Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 69653
Offshore Industry
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Harriet Cross
Conservative — Gordon and Buchan
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help ensure that levels of (a) oil and (b) gas production from existing fields are maintained.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Government has committed to maintaining existing fields for their lifetime. Earlier this year, the Government consulted on ‘Building the North Sea’s energy future’, including proposals not to issue new licences to explore new fields and to partner wit...
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